Monday, March 21, 2011

Upcoming Events & Chess Club Festival March 27th!

We have two events coming up! 

Please look at our fliers below
for contact information, location, etc. 
We hope you are having
a wonderful week! 
 There is a new film coming out called Queen To Play and 
Beverly Hills Chess Club will be handing out fliers, helping others
learn and become more involved in chess!
Let us know if you have any questions about our coming events!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Chess Quotes to Ponder and Upcoming Events

We hope you've been having a wonderful weekend.
As we mentioned in our previous post our March schedule
is up and we would love for you to stop by and learn more 
Here are a few upcoming events and their descriptions:
BHCC Scholastic Tournaments are the 
first Sundays of the month: 
These tournaments are USCF Rated 
and open to public. (March 6th - today!)

BHCC Club Tournaments are the 
third Saturday of the month: 
These tournaments are for club members and 
their immediate family members only,
and are not USCF Rated.

Enjoy some quotes that we located as well as some 
pictures of  our kids who have
ardently participated in chess through our club.
They are learning immensely and enjoy every
moment of their experience!
After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is,
and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. 
As a whole, the current situation in the chess 
world leaves a lot to be desired.
Anatoly Karpov

Between rounds of speed chess I read enough of 
a programming manual to teach myself to write programs
on the school's DEC mainframe in the language Basic.
Eric Allin Cornell

Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess
and his familiarity with the chess 
literature of the USSR is immense.
Boris Spassky

But it's also because of something personal. 
My mother and father met while playing chess, 
so I've always had a fondness for the game. 
If it weren't for chess, I might not be here.
Dorothy Dunnett

Chess can be described as the movement 
of pieces eating one another.
Marcel Duchamp

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.
Alexander Alekhine

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I 
take upon myself all those responsibilities which
an art imposes on its adherents.
Alexander Alekhine

Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess 
remains the achievement of victory.
Max Euwe

Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can 
play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.
Vladimir Kramnik

All quotes can be found at Brainy Quotes.

Have a fantastic week!